Knight Time Adventures

By Jack the Good Knight. He captured a king, frightened the French and became one of England's most celebrated medieval warriors, but he was never known as the Black Prince while he was alive. In fact, the nickname doesn't appear in surviving written records until the 16th Century, nearly 200 years after his death. But who was the Black Prince and why can he be considered as one of the greatest knights of all time? Born for battle Edward of Woodstock (1330-1376) was born on 1

Being a medieval king was a surprisingly dangerous job. You had wars to fight, nobles who might change sides and kill you, relatives who wanted your throne, which meant killing you, and diseases that nobody really understood but would kill you. There were no antibiotics, no intensive care and, if somebody stabbed you when you were on the toilet, nobody was calling an ambulance.

By Jack the Good Knight Who was the greatest knight who ever lived? According to Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury, it was William Marshal (1147-1219). His biography has Langton saying so at the funeral in 1219, and as the most senior churchman in England he wasn’t given to idle flattery. Over eight hundred years later and you'd be hard pressed to find a contender as strong as William Marshal. A Hostage at Five! William was born around 1147, the younger son of a minor

Knights Templar, Hospitallers and the other powerful Knight Orders of the Medieval World.

The name Dracula literally meant "son of Dracul" ("son of the Dragon"). Though in medieval Romanian, dracul had also come to mean devil, which, given subsequent events, felt increasingly appropriate.

The last reading list went down rather well in the castle. Sir Henry was very happy with my suggestions, Fire Pud has been recommending the dragon one to everyone he meets, which would be lovely if he didn't announce it in what I can only describe as a promotional voice. He has also started referring to himself as "Chief Dragon Book Ambassador", which is not a real job and he doesn't get any form of renumeration for this!

Did Genghis Khan really change the climate? And could medieval knights have stopped his Mongol horde?

Here is where it gets genuinely surprising. Most knights were not fighting most of the time. War happened, but it wasn't constant - not even the 100 Year War! Which meant knights needed something to do in the considerable gaps between battles.

By Jack the Knight, Hello. Jack here. If you've made it to this post then you are clearly looking for the best knight and dragon picture books for children aged 3-7! Well you are in luck, since when I'm not on a quest, I read. Here are five of my personal favourites, each is funny, clever and perfect for a bedtime read! I: The Knight Who Took All Day by James Mayhew A funny send-up of a pompous knight and the squire who serves him. The knight in question is extremely concerne